Finally have my own Workshop
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Had the inspector out earlier today for my final inspection, and it passed! So now I can begin the inside work, at least around another snowstorm this week @@
First up is to get the electrical panel temporarily hung and get some power to it. More to come soon.
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First up is to get the electrical panel temporarily hung and get some power to it. More to come soon.
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Had some time this weekend to get some more work done on the shop. A friend of mine dropped off the drill I needed to put the holes through the foundation for the electric, so having to put a 2-5/8 & 2-1/8” through was fairly easy. Got all the conduit put together and ready to run the wiring sometime soon.
Then my son and I went across the ceiling every 24” and snapped lines for my “faux” ceiling joists. With all the trusses spaces at 48” on center I had to come up with someway to be sure I wouldn’t get any sag in the plywood I’m going to put on the ceiling and to have a little more structure to hang the DC piping from. So I figured, run some joists the other direction which will give me plenty of support. I got 2 sections complete on each side today and have all the scaffolding moved around to do the rest hopefully throughout the week. Depending on my work schedule anyway.
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Then my son and I went across the ceiling every 24” and snapped lines for my “faux” ceiling joists. With all the trusses spaces at 48” on center I had to come up with someway to be sure I wouldn’t get any sag in the plywood I’m going to put on the ceiling and to have a little more structure to hang the DC piping from. So I figured, run some joists the other direction which will give me plenty of support. I got 2 sections complete on each side today and have all the scaffolding moved around to do the rest hopefully throughout the week. Depending on my work schedule anyway.
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Been awhile since I’ve posted anything, and I’m still missing a few pictures I keep forgetting to take.
I have everything with the ceiling finished, plywood on and even painted. I was checking out the big box stores for insulation, I wanted the blown in style since I felt it was the way to go for r-value and speed. I lucked out, here the orange box store will no longer be carrying Owens Corning insulation, so what I needed went down to half price so I jumped on it. I got a little more than I needed, but to much insulation...nah. Ended up putting in around r-60 in about 2 1/2 hrs. Turned out to be what I had hoped. I took care of the hard work in the attic and the kids just kept the machine filled up. Not much mess to clean up afterwards.
Have about 60% of the walls framed out, those are some of the pictures I’m missing. Hopefully I’ll have everything framed up early this week and figure out what to go onto next.
I do have a project to finish up for someone that will take precedence over the shop, will have to see when they are ready for me.
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I have everything with the ceiling finished, plywood on and even painted. I was checking out the big box stores for insulation, I wanted the blown in style since I felt it was the way to go for r-value and speed. I lucked out, here the orange box store will no longer be carrying Owens Corning insulation, so what I needed went down to half price so I jumped on it. I got a little more than I needed, but to much insulation...nah. Ended up putting in around r-60 in about 2 1/2 hrs. Turned out to be what I had hoped. I took care of the hard work in the attic and the kids just kept the machine filled up. Not much mess to clean up afterwards.
Have about 60% of the walls framed out, those are some of the pictures I’m missing. Hopefully I’ll have everything framed up early this week and figure out what to go onto next.
I do have a project to finish up for someone that will take precedence over the shop, will have to see when they are ready for me.
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That's fantastic. I'm really jealous. We put a bid in on a house that sits on 61 acres. Our offer expires at 8p Sunday (tomorrow), and if it goes through, we'll be doing the same thing. They have a metal barn on a 30 x 60' slab. We'll tear it down and use the existing slab w/ electrical and plumbing. I can't wait to finally order the rest of the equipment I don't have room for in the garage. First up is table saw. Then bandsaw. Congrats!
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David said:
Good luck [member=8542]David[/member]
Not to criticize too much. But who the heck did the electrical wiring in the trusses, rafters? The last set of pictures show the 12(yellow) and 10(orange) gauge wires just thrown here and there in wild fashion with no order at all. A qualified electrician, someone who cares about his work, puts the cables in a neat orderly fashion. He runs the cables in straight lines. He does not throw them onto the roof and wind them around each other in knots. With the insulation blown into the attic, its too late to fix the mistakes up there. But have someone else, competent, wire the walls in the shop.
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Well D.B.Russell, I’ll admit I did the wiring. And maybe it’s not up to your standards or looks professional enough for you, but it is all labeled on both ends and stapled accordingly. And on top of that, it is MY building!
I can take constructive criticism just fine, but I think that was a little to far. I remember a teacher from high school once said “Don’t make others feel inferior, to make yourself feel superior” I still remember that and I still use that quote quite often. Maybe you should think about that one for awhile. Now kindly move on sir.
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I can take constructive criticism just fine, but I think that was a little to far. I remember a teacher from high school once said “Don’t make others feel inferior, to make yourself feel superior” I still remember that and I still use that quote quite often. Maybe you should think about that one for awhile. Now kindly move on sir.
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Your wiring job is what makes you feel inferior because it was poorly done. It is inferior. No competent electrician would ever wire a building like that. It is inferior. Learn to wire correctly before you wire the walls in the shop. If anyone were to buy your place, and they saw the wiring in your shop, they would instantly reduce the price by $20 grand because they would know it was wired incorrectly. And the building will burn down if they do not replace all the wiring immediately. They could never ever trust the wiring. Now granted you have hidden and covered up the poor wiring job by blowing insulation over it. So any unsuspecting buyer may never know about the faulty wiring until after the shop burns down. But its better to do it right, correctly, from the start.
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[member=39086]JBag09[/member] hurry up with some more posts. Progress has to have been made. We are waiting to steal ideas.
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[laughing] Peter, I will take some more pictures tomorrow. Needed to clean up some stuff today. I have all the framing done on the walls, the spray room, and I had enough lumber left that I framed out a room for the air compressor. Have to wait on the materials for all the filters so I know exactly how to frame that out.Peter Halle said:
But here at some point it will actually turn into spring outside, then I have to get all that straightened up, filled in etc...and go back to mowing the lawn [big eye roll]
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Here are the latest pictures. Waiting on some help and supplies to move forward.
Need to order a second fan for the spray room so I have the CFM requirements for everything. Was going to make my own door for it, nothing fancy. I was thinking just some a/c plywood, since I want to have most of the door basically full of air filters. My thought is I can close the door while things are drying and still work in the shop.
All 18 LED lights are hung, was just waiting to see exactly how much room I need above them for my DC pipe, I can always drop them a little. And they need to be connected together yet.
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Need to order a second fan for the spray room so I have the CFM requirements for everything. Was going to make my own door for it, nothing fancy. I was thinking just some a/c plywood, since I want to have most of the door basically full of air filters. My thought is I can close the door while things are drying and still work in the shop.
All 18 LED lights are hung, was just waiting to see exactly how much room I need above them for my DC pipe, I can always drop them a little. And they need to be connected together yet.
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JBag, nice progress so far.
Russell did jump on you with both feet, and maybe more harshly than I would have done. But the point is a good one that you should make double sure that all the rest of the wiring is done as closely to the NEC as possible. I have worked with dozens of electricians on hundreds of jobs--both remodel and new construction--and one thing I can say is that neat and tidy runs of wiring certainly look professional and many times the rest of the work IS professional (and safe). Often times, a tradesman who takes the time to make his/her wiring, piping, ductwork etc all line up straight, square and neat is the type of tradesman who pays attention to the details where it counts (safety, code compliance).
But I can also think of many, many occasions where professional-looking electrical work was in fact UNSAFE and lacking in many, many critical areas once it came time for the inspector to walk the job.
I don't see the pictures that Russell saw, so I can't comment on anything specific that might have been unsafe. From this point forward, maybe you can hire a local electrician to come in a go over your work at various steps along the way . That will provide an element of safety, piece of mind, and greater chances of success when it comes time for your inspections.
Good luck with the shop project and enjoy the progress you are making.
Russell did jump on you with both feet, and maybe more harshly than I would have done. But the point is a good one that you should make double sure that all the rest of the wiring is done as closely to the NEC as possible. I have worked with dozens of electricians on hundreds of jobs--both remodel and new construction--and one thing I can say is that neat and tidy runs of wiring certainly look professional and many times the rest of the work IS professional (and safe). Often times, a tradesman who takes the time to make his/her wiring, piping, ductwork etc all line up straight, square and neat is the type of tradesman who pays attention to the details where it counts (safety, code compliance).
But I can also think of many, many occasions where professional-looking electrical work was in fact UNSAFE and lacking in many, many critical areas once it came time for the inspector to walk the job.
I don't see the pictures that Russell saw, so I can't comment on anything specific that might have been unsafe. From this point forward, maybe you can hire a local electrician to come in a go over your work at various steps along the way . That will provide an element of safety, piece of mind, and greater chances of success when it comes time for your inspections.
Good luck with the shop project and enjoy the progress you are making.
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